Daily Republican., 1887-10-26
Republican Mas Meeting.

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the Republican MACS meeting in the
Opera House last evening. Music was
furnished by the First Regiment Band.
county executive com mittee, stated the
object OF the meeting and said that
while 1t was held under the auspices Of
the Republican party, sll wsra invited,
and they met mos as Republicans but
~ citizens of the State of Delaware.
This meeting was for progress, reform
and convention. Like Barquo's ghost
IL will not down. The Republican
party ia for It and that is why 1t goes
on. Mr.. Ourtts then moved that Mr..
Lewis Thompsou be elected president,
and after his election . long list Of
names were elected as vice presidents
and secretaries.
Among the prominent persons on the
stage were Washington Jones, John |
Jones, Lewis Thompson, franklin G.
Stidhsm. william A. Hukill, Robert
@. Fra'm, Esq., Philip r. CLARK, James
l. OeVou, Henry 3. Du-e, Bepja
Nields. Esq, Anthony Higgins, Esq
CHARLES M. Curtis, Esq, William H.
Berry, George T. Hatton, John Dilshay
Thomas Holt; @. W. Ingram. Middle
town; David Appleby, East White
Clay Creek; Washington Hastings,
Watson B. Sperry; Jehu Davis, PEN
cader; Howard Pyle, George g. Lob
dell, George w. Bash, Samuel A. Ma
cA.lister, Esq Charles H. Treat,
Georgetown, and Francis N. Walker,
Esq.
Among the many we'll known citi.
zens in the audieuce were Henry O.
McLear, Alfred Gawthrop, Henry r.
ra Inhn pannlaa
DIR. Simeon L. West, John @. Hardness,
E.q John W. Hawkins, Thomas M.
Cul6srt, John G. Baker, Joseph Hill,
| William e Lednum, Dr.. o. II. Law.
too, joseph Mancill.
The president first introduced BenjA.
min Nields, Esq, Mr.. Nields began by
] say ing that he was in favor OF . conet!-
tutional convention, because the Con-
| sti!ution OF Delaware needed amending.
1t is not adapted to the wants of the
people ut this time. Some OF Its provt.
sions are obsolete; some are disgrace
to the civilization OF the times. 1t does
not secure Republican form of gov.
,ernment. When 1t WAS framed 1t served
all the wants Of the people of those
timeo. But things were different then
to what they are now. There was NO
telegraphs, no railroads and no great
man u featuring interests In those days
II 1t were possible to call back men Of
those times and let them make Con
s,itution for us 1t would be laughed TO
scorn, and yet We are going along with
o Constitution made by them years ago.
| The Federal Constitution gives every
male, no matter what his color, the right
to qualify himself to become vou T,
: and yet the Consultation OF Delaware
only gives this right to = white male.
He wsnted this part amended. Then
| by the 18th section OF tho Constitution
the General Assembly can give to any
? Justice OF the peace the right to try
r man who has negro blood in his veint
4, with cut jury, and tsere is no appea
from his decision. You may appeal tC
the upreme Court In some petty case
r but where life is at stake there is M
;. appeal. No matter II the judge haI
r made q raisst tatement Of law, there Il
d no appeal.
!. Then another thing that should b.
changed is the power of the Governo
h to appoint RcsEs. He appoints all th
e Off cers except Coroner, Sheriff. Lev
>, Jourtmen and mem bers of the Stat
Assem- bly,. II is only since 1881 tha
the power has been given to elect thel
3'owu haagman md maa TO hold 81
&. IL quest over them II troy o7mmitte'
|, :, saicide. There IL no rs6son, no sense
a iiG such O measure. The constitution
wes framed on the English model, ant
our form OF government is just the re
a verse Of that A Governor is not e.ecte
. to rule the people, bat to enforce IT,
laws OF the people A man elected 70
three or four years should not have th
a. power to sppoins nan for life. III pee
4 pie have the ability to elect their Gov
! ernor who has the power to sppoint ofi
GERS, they are jcst as competent to e.ec
the officers themselves. The people @
A New Castle County can elect their Off
a GERS az well as Governor from hen
|, County can appoint them. In all othe
States oil officers who are servants o
people ore elected by the people.
), There Is no reason ny judges shouli
"a rot be elected for term OF years by th
+ people. The power OF the Governor Il
create an offise and appoint Q memoe
OF his own family to it should be take
h away. In respect 10 representatives Il
y the State Assembly 1t sayB 80 many TO
X each county. II says nothing Of popu
lation, or intelligence or OF wealth. 4
lsyamp in SUSSEX counts as much q
1.-The same area in Wilmington. New
W Castle County with 10000 NOR
l. peop,e than both of the other countie
D. put together, has no more representa-
lives than either.
There are some provisions that shoul'
q 60 in. Every oltizsn who could quslif
+ himself should have right to vote
The majority of people should rule.
After music by the band the presi
dent introduced William @. epruance
10 II for
t. convention, Mr. 6pruauoe said. wa
something the Republicans had hcpe'
aI for eincs the Republican party WAS
t. party. Some extra good Republican
doubt the wisdom of voting for con
ysntion because the act giving th
s. right was passed by q Democratic Leg
o, islsture. They fear the whole cow en-
ition will be DeMocratic. II we hS'
power, said the speaker, the sam
would be al equally good argument TO
Z the Democrats. II this thing Ia 10 b
Z carried on by ono party no one who
now present will be living when tn
change CON es.
al ASS Republican IL would be muof
plessanter IL the movement had beel
put through by the Republicans 81
70 hoped that q oonvestion composed OF eht
bess men of all parties wonld be elected
and he believed they would. A oon
\ vention of Democrats alone would bt
better than no convention ut all. l
would not be possible for any oonven
tion to 20 wholly against the will Of tn
d people. No circumstances could b
b worse than these we are now In. Their
is DO way to change the constitution
except In the wny now proposed. Their
'r were eleven attempts prior to 1881 q
le amend the constitution By Legisiativ
l. enactment. Buttwo amendments wef
e made. One OF these In respect to- cleo
of tiony. and tha other In respect to inooI